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Vialidad Calls Loreto Pilgrimage Fee an Administrative Error as Villarruel Denounces Charge

The Posadas Diocese paid ARS 560,000 after a last‑minute notice to use the RN12 shoulder for a decades‑old procession, a first the Church says came with no visible service.

Miles de fieles participaron de la peregrinación al santuario de Nuestra Señora de Loreto, en la provincia de Misiones.
Victoria Villarruel: "El funcionario a cargo de Vialidad Nacional debiera responder por semejante insensatez"
Villarruel cuestionó a Vialidad Nacional por el cobro de un canon a una peregrinación en Misiones
Polémica por el canon impuesto por Vialidad

Overview

  • Organizers say the ARS 560,000 charge was communicated about 48 hours before the event as an “intervención de camino,” and the Obispado paid it via the TAD system to ARCA to keep the procession on schedule.
  • Vialidad initially defended the canon by citing Article 60 of the National Traffic Law, which allows fees for activities on public roads unrelated to regular traffic.
  • Following the outcry, internal Vialidad sources told media the fee resulted from an administrative error and said a refund process would begin.
  • Vice President Victoria Villarruel publicly rebuked Vialidad chief Marcelo Campoy on X, calling the demand senseless and expressing support for Misiones faithful.
  • Church leaders complained of poor road conditions and no operative presence from Vialidad, warning about the precedent as more than 12,000 people participated with provincial police and health support.